...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

24.2.13

[News] Yoon Kye-sang, Lee Honey come clean.

[News] Yoon Kye-sang, Lee Honey come clean. Cr. - Joongang Ilbo

Signer-turned-actor Yoon Kye-sang and former Miss Korea, actress Lee Honey, are an item.

The
announcement came from Yoon’s agency yesterday after paparazzi photos
of the two on dates in Hannam-dong and Yichon-dong were posted on the
Internet news Web site Sportsseoul.com. In the photos, Yoon and Lee are
wearing matching sneakers.

According to Yoon’s agency, the two
first got to know each other during the previous year’s Busan
International Film Festival and met again at a fashion show a couple of
months later.

“That’s how they began to develop a romantic relationship,” the agency said, adding they have been together for a month.

Meanwhile, rumors about Yoon and Lee began when they were spotted leaving for Bali on Jan. 17.

In response, the agencies for Yoon and Lee had said there was nothing between them.

Lee was traveling alone, while Yoon, a former member of boy band g.o.d, left for Bali to enjoy a family vacation.